Storm Florence: Heavy flooding cuts off Wilmington
From BBC The coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina, has been cut off from the rest of the state because of heavy floods following Hurricane Florence. Officials say all roads in and out are now impassable and have warned evacuated…
New York Times Trump op-ed denied by senior officials
From BBC A number of top US officials have denied that they are the author of a damning anonymous editorial that attacks President Donald Trump. The New York Times article, said to be written by a senior White House official,…
John McCain: Tributes as Vietnam veteran and six-term senator dies at 81
From BBC Tributes from former US presidents and across the political spectrum have poured in for Republican Senator John McCain, who has died aged 81. Barack Obama, who beat him to the White House in 2008, said they had shared…
White House: ISIS ‘caliphate has been destroyed’
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax The Islamic State (ISIS) has been severely weakened by way of the destruction of its caliphate, the White House said Tuesday. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked about ISIS and its estimated force…
Beyond tariffs: China’s ‘precision strikes’ on US businesses
By Wendy Wu From South China Morning Post American firms in China report higher costs and much greater regulatory scrutiny, and fear a major drop-off in business from rising nationalism, observers say US companies in China are bracing for more…
Migrant children: Trump speaks of plan to halt separations
From BBC US President Donald Trump has promised action to “keep families together” amid fury over separations of undocumented child migrants from adults. “I’ll be signing something in a little while that’s going to do that,” he told reporters at…
Anthony Bourdain: Celebrity chef found dead at 61
From BBC US celebrity chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room, aged 61, of an apparent suicide. The culinary bad boy was near Strasbourg, France, working on a shoot for his series, Parts…
ZTE will pay $1 billion fine to beat US export ban
By Timothy J. Seppala from engadget The company will have to change its board within the next 30 days, too. Tensions between the US government and Chinese smartphone maker ZTEseem to have abated, at least temporarily. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur…
Korean leaders meet in surprise summit
From BBC The leaders of North and South Korea have met in the demilitarised border area between the two countries. The meeting is only the second between South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and the North’s Kim Jong-un. It comes as the…
Trump Confirms: Secretary of State nominee Pompeo met with NKorea’s Kim
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday morning that CIA Director Mike Pompeo had a top-secret meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to discuss denuclearization of the rogue state. “Meeting went very smoothly and a good…
